Plx
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Plx. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Plx, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Plx
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Plx. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laith Khoury | Raleigh, NC | Neurological Surgery | $30,750.00 |
| Brian Oshaughnessy | Nashville, TN | Neurological Surgery | $28,250.00 |
| Stephen Tolhurst | Flower Mound, TX | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $24,925.00 |
| Blake Staub | Houston, TX | Neurological Surgery | $14,375.00 |
| Nicholas Shepard | Murfreesboro, TN | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $12,500.00 |
| Christopher Harrod | Baton Rouge, LA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $7,500.00 |
| Timothy Kuklo | Denver, CO | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $4,250.00 |
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.